Product details. Columbia's 1998 collection of Earth, Wind & Fire's Greatest Hits in many ways stands as the group's definitive compilation. Even though there have been more extensive overviews of the group's work, such as the triple-disc set The Eternal Dance, this is the first collection to contain all of the group's biggest hits on one disc. Smooth Jazz All Stars performing Earth, Wind & Fire's "Reasons" from the Smooth Jazz Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire album. Like the Smooth Jazz All Stars on F Earth, Wind & Fire redefined black pop music in the '70s, fusing R&B, rock, funk, soul, jazz and disco into a fresh, exciting sound. This no-nonsense, 17-track collection gathers the very best of the band's 1974–81 heyday. From the soaring falsetto shiver of "September" and the ultra-tight harmonies of "Shining Star" to the dance-floor flash The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire is a With a 4.5 out of 5 star rating Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote "The single-disc Greatest Hits remains the choice Jessica Cleaves. Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter. Cleaves was a lead singer of the Friends of Distinction; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic; and Raw Silk. [1] [2] Click to subscribe: http://smarturl.it/SubscribeEWFVevo?IQid=ytd.ewf.LYFSAListen to Earth, Wind & Fire on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/EWFSpotify?IQid=ytd.ewf Complete song listing of Earth, Wind & Fire on OLDIES.com 70 original hits by the original artists! The Greatest Hits (CD) Released in 2010 $ 30.60. Dec 10, 2019. Earth, Wind & Fire, one of our favorite feel-good bands, made history on Sunday as the first Black group to get inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors. To accept the honor were YsoT.